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Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

By Rossella De Falco Strong, well-coordinated and resilient public health care services play a vital role in preventing and responding to public health crises. A range of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies have further contributed to interpret the human rights implications of private actors’ involvement in health care.

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How the Supreme Court’s Judicial Activism Compromises Public Health

Bill of Health

By John Culhane The United States Supreme Court poses a serious threat to public health, but not because the majority of the justices are necessarily opposed to laws and policies designed to protect and further public health and safety. Yet OSHA has rules governing ladder safety.) In West Virginia v.

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Black surgical patients used telehealth more often in late 2020

Healthcare It News

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. And between June 24 and December 2020, Black patients were more likely to use virtual surgical consultations. Black patients represented 8.8%

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Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective

Bill of Health

By Zione Ntaba Malawi is not a stranger to public health crises in the last number of years, having faced a severe HIV epidemic and several cholera outbreaks continuing into 2023. It is with this context in mind that I turn to reflecting on the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (“Principles”).

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U.S. Government Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Extending Health Benefits for Millions of Americans

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 15, 2022, the United States again renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans special access to free tests, vaccines, and treatments. The public health emergency was initially declared in January 2020, when the [.]

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Federal Failures to Protect Incarcerated People During Public Health Crises

Bill of Health

Decarceration would obviously go a long way in stopping the ongoing harms of COVID-19 in prisons and jails, and preventing such harms from future pandemics and public health crises. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first guidance on COVID-19 to carceral facilities on March 23, 2020.

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How Low-Code Development Will Deliver The Future of Public Health Services

HIT Consultant

Meanwhile, public health — a sector where these benefits could have far-reaching impact — has been relatively insulated from this revolution. But probably the biggest reason why low-code development hasn’t been taken up by public health IT leaders with the same enthusiasm is data privacy. That’s all changing, however.